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  Taking Shape

  

  thorough commentary on my draft, I received suggestions from a writing ... torpex shot him from behind??” I think it’s probably a good thing I don ... coming to a close, but I’m happy to say that the term is taking shape quite

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / People & Identities

  an anime fan’s dilemma am I a weeb? please GOD say yes

  

  straight up didn't have time for anime at MIT!!! I didn't watch a single ... subtitles. I co-wrote a 200-page self-insert fanfiction about [annotation note="a ... "]Haikyuu!!.[/annotation] Hell, I'm listening to anime openings as I write this... Anime is such a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 15, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  168 Hours and how to spend them

  

  A/N: This post is coming out weeks after I intended for it to; please ... reasons for this. For one, at this point in the semester, I had a growing ... semester. I’ve been working with a Cornell student who’s in the area for the

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • March 21, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Strands literal and metaphorical >:)

  

  long I had been dying my hair, and I faltered for a moment, realizing ... catching a cold), and it’s usually in a state of disarray, since I often can ... put it in a ponytail. I’ll stare in the mirror for a moment, realize how

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • September 10, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  The Aftershock In memory of Kate Hunter ‘20 (1997-2017), who will always be remembered for her big…

  

  was a slobbery, deflated mess on the floor. For the sake of writing a ... every few days. And I’m sure it all is a fraction of what her family is feeling as they process everything. I got a missed call notification

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • January 18, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Want To Build a Robot? it doesn't have to be a robot (see: electric gokart section)

  

  first day of lab and I'm a bit nervous. 2.007 is well known for its chaos ... drive around from a basic list of materials.  By the end of lab, I ... high." For several days I iterate and iterate on a design (nicknamed

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics in the MIT No bacon apple pies here.

  

  _n, where T_n > 5 minutes from now. A week or so ago, Becky from somewhere ... Today I neglected to bring a jacket to class. As the afternoon waned ... -fresh vegetables from MIT's weekly farmer's market, I barely noticed the initial

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Events

  “Exactly” the Same We're not being too critical! We're MIT students!

  

  published online for you to look at, so I'm not going to bother publishing a ... . I called my dad and had him look for a while (many hours) and IM ... Mystery Hunt ended just over a week ago and I think it's safe to say

  • by Snively '11
  • January 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Residence-Based Advising Residence-Based Advising WILL NOT allow you to change dorms during your freshman year.

  

  "? I can), and I met my family away from my family at Next House. But I didn't actually apply for RBA, so it didn't make a lot of sense that I ... microcosm of a college campus, even if I'm basing it off of a "small" campus

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 9, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I DECLARE BASICNESS!!!!! a major major update

  

  I come today as the bearer of some un-chic news. It is not only a ... , a negative evolution. Nonetheless, it is true to my soul, and I found it time to release the news publicly. Last year, I posted a crisis

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • March 30, 2026
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  for everyone else. I hope you do. I know you will. I'm closing ... MIT Regular Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2016 are now available at: decisions.mit.edu You can log in using the same username and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  IAP: It’s Amazing Pterodactyl I'm not good at acronyms

  

  Oh hi there. I'm back on campus now for IAP (Independent Activities ... over the weekend, where you can visit one of MITOCs two New Hampshire cabins. Given that 90% of the gifts I received for Christmas was outdoor

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 14, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  art things #1 illustration, graphic design, ceramics, and photography

  

  ’s oil painting "Nonchaloir". I made this as a homework assignment for 21M ... ="aligncenter" width="500"] a poster I made for MIT Gala, Infinite’s end-of-year launch ... patterns. (some of the glass was from a broken beer bottle I picked up off

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • December 1, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Beantown. sketchbook showcase!

  

  Square for a little bit later that afternoon because I had nothing to do. I ... . I really want to make a second part for this post if I get the chance. ... a great time! [You can click on the pics below to enlarge them

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 31, 2023
• Blog / Events

  I’m embarrassed to be writing this entry. The one where Matt regresses back to being a 12 year old boy.

  

  ). I hope you don't think less of me for going to a talk about ... appropriate moment I yelled "LSC!" and got a reply from somewhere in the large ... is also a licensed professional wrestling manager and performs for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  seattle ➞ mit an epilogue in bullet points and pictures

  

  for a brief moment over the summer i think i truly believed that i ... actually pretty cool and felt like a smaller seattle for the weekend i was ... 't care much for. the software i did was pretty interesting. i liked the

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 8, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Birds Are Real, and So Is Quantum Physics Monkey see, monkey believe

  

  that quantum phenomena, as absurd as they seem, are real. And for once, I ... experiments in 6.2410 (Quantum Systems Engineering Lab) – a class I’m taking ... ” – a $500k quantum optics toolkit from Germany with nanometer

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 6, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hope My reflections on the death of Amaud Arbery

  

  locked away for 15-30 years for taking a TV from the corner store; for ... reality. I can no longer sit and “hope for change.”  Hope is no longer good ... with their A+, grinning from ear to ear. My heart flies when I see young

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 8, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  unquantifiable growth progress that can't be measured

  

  upon what I have learned. Parse a text for irony and allegory? Simple ... bookshelves. Except, as I realized, my sophomore year wasn't a waste. Far from ... As for the first time, after a freshman year that can best be described

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 5, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  West Coast Trip Report some work, some play, lots of nerd stuff

  

  , before heading over to a celebration dinner for Jess K. '10 graduating from ... students (you can read my trip reports for ISEF in 2015 and 2016). ISEF is a ... weekend I'll return to the Bay for the annual Maker Faire Bay Area to give a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 30, 2017